Photos: Cities deserted as world races to contain coronavirus pandemic

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Photos: Cities deserted as world races to contain coronavirus pandemic

Cities around the world are deserted as authorities race to contain the COVID-19 outbreak

Published: March 19, 2020 18:46 Compiled by Balaram Menon, Senior Digital Content Producer

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Copy of 2020-03-19T004641Z_1595546607_RC2OMF9N6WW2_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-NEW-YORK-1584628865532 — Times Square is seen largely empty as the coronavirus disease outbreak continued in Manhattan, New York City Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-18T092125Z_795875133_RC29MF9K9HDW_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-BRITAIN-1584628852205 — General view of an empty Westminster Bridge in London Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 697021-01-08-1584628884989 — The empty place de l'Etoile with the Arc de Triomphe in Paris Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2020-03-18T124207Z_258013038_RC21MF94BQLF_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-AUSTRALIA-TOURISTS-1584628824245 — The mostly deserted steps of the Sydney Opera House, where scheduled public performances have been cancelled, are seen on a quiet morning in Sydney Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 611500-01-08-1584628821405 — The deserted St Mark square in Venice Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 2020-03-13T144301Z_705670311_RC22JF99WNTJ_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-GERMANY-1584628875217 — A general view at the almost empty square Bebelplatz with the Faculty of Law of the Humboldt University in Berlin Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-11T154114Z_1423153474_RC2RHF9B3EA8_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-BANKS-1584628837734 — A view of the Duomo square in Milan Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-16T144359Z_1337919525_RC22LF92ZTZU_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-SPAIN-LOCKDOWN-1584628848862 — A delivery man cycles next to an empty square between La Almudena Cathedral and the Royal Palace in Madrid Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-16T141354Z_611468873_RC22LF92CWC9_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-NETHERLANDS-1584628834288 — A cyclist crosses an empty square in central Maastricht in Netherlands Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-17T183642Z_1018006938_RC2ULF9W8XKF_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-LEBANON-1584628871054 — A man climbs the stairs in empty Beirut Souks in downtown Beirut Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-18T110653Z_1965838271_RC2BMF95CDTA_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-FRANCE-LOCKDOWN [1]-1584628881677 — A view shows the deserted Pont des Arts bridge in Paris Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-16T202538Z_1523392572_RC28LF9HMDQE_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-USA-1584628858711 — Empty chairs are seen at the deck of a local restaurant that is closed due to the outbreak of coronavirus in Hoboken, New Jersey Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-16T220113Z_364446200_RC2ALF9Z2RP4_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-USA-1584628830601 — Downtown streets of Seattle shown in this aerial photo, in Washington Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-15T094537Z_2045068426_RC29KF98EYDL_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-SPAIN-1584628856188 — A municipal police car is parked at the empty Callao square during partial lockdown, in Madrid Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-18T110841Z_1106326804_RC2BMF9ZAK4R_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-FRANCE-LOCKDOWN-1584628861234 — A view shows deserted banks of the river Seine near the Louvre museum in Paris Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-17T182642Z_1563809017_HP1EG3H1F8IFK_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-NEW-YORK-1584628817630 — An empty Brooklyn Bridge is seen during the outbreak of coronavirus disease, in New York City Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-18T145024Z_1400579749_RC2EMF9SC60W_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-FRANCE-LOCKDOWN-1584628845198 — A view shows the deserted business district of La Defense in Paris Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 2020-03-16T141534Z_931888_RC22LF9FFPI6_RTRMADP_3_HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-AUSTRIA-1584628840995 — A police car passes an empty cafe after the government closed shops and restaurants and asked people to stay at home, in Vienna Image Credit: REUTERS

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Copy of 682109-01-09-1584628878943 — An empty Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC Image Credit: AFP

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Copy of 694899-01-08-1584628827487 — The empty square in front of the pyramid of the Louvre Museum in Paris Image Credit: AFP

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